10/83 ‑ Current:

Monocacy Pottery - Owner - Thurmont - Maryland
Producing functional wood‑fired stoneware.  Offering Wood Fire and Kiln Building Workshops.

2007:

Manabigama Kiln - Designed and build original prototype for -John Thies Manabigama Kiln- at Monocacy Pottery

2008 - Current:

Manabigama Kiln - Designed and developed the Manabigama Kiln Business with Bill van Gilder.  Includes kiln building, plans and Manabigama workshops

2008:

Manabigama Kiln Building Workshop - Construction of new modified version of the - John Thies- Manabigama Kiln with Bill van Gilder and Stan Burgess

2008 - Current:

Manabigama Wood Firing Workshops - 15 held annually.  Frederick MD

2008:

Manabigama Kiln Building Workshop - Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, Arrowmont TN

2008:

Manabigama Kiln Building Workshop - University of North Dakota

2008:

Manabigama  Kiln Building Workshop -  Delaplaine VA

2009:

Manabigama Kiln Building Workshop - Lookout Mountain Pottery, Rising Fawn GA

04/95 ‑ 2004:

The Torpedo Factory Art Center - Gallery Owner ‑ Alexandria VA

1996 - 2007:

Wood Fire Workshops - 3 Chamber Wood Fire Workshops. 4 held annually.  Monocacy Pottery, Frederick MD

06/02:

Hawaiian Potters Guild - Honolulu HI
Featured Artist - Demonstration/workshop on throwing large vessels

07/02 - 09/02:

Exchange Student Program - Denmark
Provided working student program for Ceramics Studies.

06/30/01:

Aberystwyth International Ceramics Festival - Wales UK
Featured Guest Demonstrator
4-day festival - Selected as featured guest artist to constructed and fire 2-chamber wood-kiln for international ceramics festival.  Slide lectures on kiln construction and work.

07/99 - 09/99:

Exchange Student Program - Denmark
Provided working student program for Ceramics Studies.

01/97 - 12/99:

Art League School -Pottery Teacher - Alexandria VA

06/97:

Construction of 3 chamber climbing kiln (300 cubic ft) - Frederick MD

05/97:

Washington Clay Guild Wood Fire Workshop - Frederick MD

03/97:

Kiln Building Workshop - Hood College - Frederick MD

05/96:

Wood Fire lecture & slide presentation - Washington Clay Guild -Washington DC

05/96:

Wood Fire Demonstration - Renwick Gallery - Washington DC

03/96:

3-Chamber Kiln Building Workshop with John Thies ‑ 4 day hands on 3 chamber kiln building workshop - Frederick MD

1980 ‑ 1983:

Pioneer Pottery -Owner - Frederick, Maryland
Producing functional wood/oil fired stoneware.  Work exhibited regionally and through gallery.

1977 ‑ 1979:

Bloomington Pottery Factory - Bloomington, Indiana. Apprenticeship.
Produced production pottery.

2009:

Lafayette Gallery - Invitational, Frederick, MD

2009:

NCECA 2009 - exhibitor - Manabigama Kiln

2009:

Art Meets Function 2 - Invitational, Frederick MD

03/05:

Strictly Functional - National Invitational, Lancaster, PA

02/05-03/05:

Western Maryland Potters - Invitational, Columbia, MD

03/05:

Works in Clay - Invitational, Frederick MD

11/04:

Art Meets Function 1 - Invitational, Frederick, MD

03/04:

Strictly Functional - National Invitational, Lancaster, PA

10/02:

Tea Bowl Show - Target Gallery - Invitational - Alexandria, VA

04/02:

Strictly Functional Pottery National - National Invitational - Lancaster, PA

10/01:

Sugarloaf Crafts Festival - Exhibitor - Gaithersburg, MD

07/01:

Aberystyth International Festival  - Featured Artists Invitational - Wales, UK

06/00:

First 20 Years - Then & Now - National Invitational - Baltimore MD

06/00:

Frederick Festival of the Arts - Demonstrator - Frederick MD

04/00:

Fire & Glass: A Ceramics Invitational - Frederick MD

08/99:

25.3 Torpedo Factory Art Center, Target Gallery Invitational - Alexandria VA

06/99:

Frederick Festival of the Arts 1999- Frederick MD

06/99:

Frederick Festival of the Arts - Demonstrator, Frederick MD

06/98:

Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt - National Invitational - Louisville KY

06/97-06/98

Invitational, Simply Pots - Touring Exhibition

10/96:

Rockville Art Center Exhibition 1995 - Rockville MD

10/95‑11/95:

5th Anniversary Show ‑ Artist Gallery - Frederick MD

09/95:

The Kreiss Collection - Chicago IL

09/95:

Simply Pots - Invitational - Washington DC

09/94‑06/95:

Artist Gallery, member ‑ Frederick MD

06/95‑06/95:

Frederick Festival of the Arts 1995.  Frederick MD

03/95‑04/95:

3 Maryland Potters - Invitational -Frederick MD

03/95‑04/95:

Potters of Western Maryland - Invitational - Hagerstown MD

10/94‑12/94:

Rockville Art Center Exhibition 1994 - Rockville MD

07/94:

Frederick Festival of the Arts 1994 - Frederick MD

06/94:

The Creative Crafts Exhibition 1994 - Rockville MD

06/92:

The Creative Crafts Exhibition 1992 - Rockville MD

03/92‑09/92:

The Torpedo Factory ‑ member ‑ Alexandria VA

07/90:

The Creative Crafts Collection 1990 - Rockville MD

10/90:

Delaplaine Art Show - Frederick MD

06/88:

The C.C.Council 17th Biennial Exhibition - Rockville MD

08/87‑09/87

Market House 87 Exhibition ‑ Philadelphia PA

08/84‑09/84:

Works In Clay, Spectrum Gallery - Washington DC

06/84:

The C.C. Council 15th Biennial Exhibition - Rockville MD

07/81:

Sept 09:

Ceramic Arts Daily - Feature article - Wood Firing Tips and Techniques

March 09:

Ceramic Arts Daily - Feature article - Manabigama

Sept 08:

Ceramics Monthly - Letters to Editor - Manabigama

April 08:

Clay Times - Feature article - Manabigama

March 07:

Ceramics Monthly - Feature Article - Manabigama

Jan 03:

Potters Dictionary - Mention under wood firing - By Frank Hamer

July 02:

Frederick Magazine.  Feature article

February 02:

Kiln Designs by Ian Gregory - kiln design, work pictured

February 02:

Ash Glazes, 2^nd Edition by Phil Rogers - work pictured

January 02:

Craftsman Magazine - mention

November 01:

Ceramics Monthly - Feature article

October 01:

Ceramic Review - mention

October 01:

American Craft - mention

November 98:

Frederick Magazine.  Work pictured

November 96:

Frederick News Post.  Feature article

September 95:

Ceramics Monthly. Work pictured

December 89:

Frederick Magazine. Work pictured

November 89:

Frederick Magazine.  Feature article on Monocacy Pottery

October 85:

Studio Potter.  Work pictured, mention

November 82:

Studio Potter.  Worked pictured, mention

1979 ‑ 1980:

Tuscarora Pottery School. Tuscarora, Nevada